Campaign for more fried breakfasts

[rutabowa]

Thankfully it doesn't travel far from eastern Pennsylvania. I knew what it was made off but still tried it cos I was curious after hearing Robbie Fulks' "The Scrapple Song" and couldn't believe it was as bad as he inferred in that song.

It's like menudo burgers.

it kind of tasted a bit like the artificial stuffing they used to serve at school. i was in philly tho so i had to try it really.

but yeh i agree with you about us breakfasts, tbh they are more to my taste than british, but they do have the taste of death. slab of butter on pancakes, yikes.

 

[tarannau]

Get out of the damn hotels!!! America has great little diners that do a better breakfast than the greasy spoons.
I've had hash browns made from scratch before my eyes and gorgeous spicy potato wedges. The Americans know how to incorporate the spud into breakfast a lot better than bubble and bloody squeak.
I love freshly-made biscuits and - yes - gravy is an acquired taste but I love its peppery cholesterol-charged goodness.
And then there's the Mexican options...HUEVOS RANCHEROS, breakfast burritos, spicy omelettes.
The USA - if you know where to look - wins hands down.

I hear you on that one. I still have great memories of a little chain (Waffle House??) that used to do the most fantastic hash brown and eggs. Which is why those little smegma-filled 'potato' croquette bastardisations served over here as 'hash browns' fuck me off so much - hash brown done properly is absolutely fantastic.

More brunch that breakfast I'd say though. Bacon was still shit, as was the sausages. Steak burgers were damn fine, as were potato wedges, but they seem more lunch like. And there's nowt wrong with decent bubble - it's soothing, packed with vegetable goodness and helps to undercut the grease.

And I can get huevos rancheros and the Colombian equivalents round the corner from me in Blighty. Nowt to do with a fry up, nor America really, though.

 

[Edie]

What the fuck is this business about biscuits in a american fry up breakfast. Surely you don't mean normal biscuits of the digestive kind. Are they a kind of savory thing like an oatcake? And whay would you want that for a fried breakfast, they'd just be like solid museli

tarannau- on the important question of bean consistency: I like my beans simmered til the tomato sauce is thicker than out of the can. Popping the beans in the micro for a few secs only heats them but they remain the same consistency i.e. too watery. Boil 'em down a bit, not to a total stodge, but a nice thick sauce with beans. My mate Angus convinced me that this was the only true way to eat beans.

In total agreement about the hash browns. Don't get 'em. They are just shit processed triangular potato waffles. Better off with some fried potatoes.

You n me ought to go out for a fry up. It'd be fun

 

[Rollem]

i think i am alone in the view that they dont live up to the hype

nice but never perfect

 

[twistedAM]

What the fuck is this business about biscuits in a american fry up breakfast. Surely you don't mean normal biscuits of the digestive kind. Are they a kind of savory thing like an oatcake? And whay would you want that for a fried breakfast, they'd just be like solid museli

They actually look like scones but more salty than sugary. Gravy is white and spicy. Best served with some spicy sauasage patties.

 

[Edie]

They actually look like scones but more salty than sugary. Gravy is white and spicy. Best served with some spicy sauasage patties.

My mind boggles. Sounds gross, but I'm gonna have to trust you that it aint

 

[dilute micro]

What the fuck is this business about biscuits in a american fry up breakfast. Surely you don't mean normal biscuits of the digestive kind. Are they a kind of savory thing like an oatcake? And whay would you want that for a fried breakfast, they'd just be like solid museli

This is an American biscuit.

Believe it or not, making a biscuit turn out right ( even flat tops, evenly browned bottoms and tops, flakey moist inside) is hard to master. Biscuits are really a southern thing.

One of these broken up and covered with sausage gravy is heaven. I mean 5 of them.

 

[Relahni]

i think i am alone in the view that they dont live up to the hype

nice but never perfect

rubbish!!!

The campaign is for people to have more fried breakfasts at home or at the cafe.

There are some good cafes around, but I reckon home mades are better.

Agree re Borough market, but pretty pricey!

 

[twistedAM]

I hear you on that one. I still have great memories of a little chain (Waffle House??) that used to do the most fantastic hash brown and eggs. Which is why those little smegma-filled 'potato' croquette bastardisations served over here as 'hash browns' fuck me off so much - hash brown done properly is absolutely fantastic.

I always had a soft spot for Waffle Houses when I worked over there but always sought out the independent "mom and pop" diners. Sadly there's fewer and fewer of those around with every advancing year.

I just realised I'm drinking coffee from a mug I picked up in this place...CHECK OUT THE MENU!!!

www.lynnsparadisecafe.com/breakfastlunch.html

MMMMMMMM fucking MMMMMMMMM

 

[twistedAM]

This is an American biscuit.

Believe it or not, making a biscuit turn out right ( even flat tops, evenly browned bottoms and tops, flakey moist inside) is hard to master. Biscuits are really a southern thing.

One of these broken up and covered with sausage gravy is heaven.

Ahhhh. The mouthwatering goodness.
I used to fly in and out of Austin a lot and the last thing I'd do before going to the airport was to go to the supermarket and pick up some packets of Pilsbury Biscuits from the chill cabinet. They used to do them in so many varieties.

And fucking hell....lest we forget cheesy grits

 

[Relahni]

You're not getting any younger, it's time to start thinking about your arteries.

Learn to love muesli.

bollocks to muesli.

Porridge is alright. Muesil is rubbish!

 

[milesy]

i'm gonna do myself a fry-up on sunday or better still, wake up dead early monday and do a fry up for me and the missus.

 

[tarannau]

One more thing about American breakfasts though Twisted - has the coffee in diners over there improved? It may have been free, but it was like diluted bilgewater 99% of the time. I actually considered joining a few renegade Brits who kept a jar of nescafe surreptitiously hidden, shovelleing a couple of extra spoons in their mugs when the server had their backs turned.

 

[tarannau]

i think i am alone in the view that they dont live up to the hype

nice but never perfect

That's because Rehlani cooks 'em for you. Poor ham-fisted culinary incompetent that he is...

 

[Edie]

One more thing about American breakfasts though Twisted - has the coffee in diners over there improved? It may have been free, but it was like diluted bilgewater 99% of the time. I actually considered joining a few renegade Brits who kept a jar of nescafe surreptitiously hidden, shovelleing a couple of extra spoons in their mugs when the server had their backs turned.

Ha ha I thought the yanks excelled at their coffee?

That 'biscuit' is really a savory scone then. That makes (some) more sense. I'd definitely give that a go. It must all get a bit pasty/ mushy when you add gravy though? What does the gravy taste like, like meat gravy or what? And why is it white? Doesn't seem to really compete with a full English, but one shouldn't knock what one hasn't tried.

 

[twistedAM]

One more thing about American breakfasts though Twisted - has the coffee in diners over there improved? It may have been free, but it was like diluted bilgewater 99% of the time. I actually considered joining a few renegade Brits who kept a jar of nescafe surreptitiously hidden, shovelleing a couple of extra spoons in their mugs when the server had their backs turned.

It's not the best is it but then again coffee in London greasy spoons is often instant rubbish...and you've brought up an interesting issue:
I think Weatherspoons are quite clever in that they do fried breakfasts and offer Lavazza coffee. So many times I've wanted a good strong cup of real coffee and a big ole fry-up but it's hard to get the two together in London. I must give Weatherspoon's breakfast a try but somehow I'm not holding out much hope...I have a feeling it's all pre-prepared and microwaved up.

 

[Edie]

Actually, the one I had at weatherspoons was pretty good, in a kind of caf way. I'm actually quite a weatherspoons fan. Cheap beer, dodgy clientele, ok fry ups and burgers. I know it's wrong, but they get it pretty right when you just need a quick fix.

 

[twistedAM]

Ha ha I thought the yanks excelled at their coffee?

That 'biscuit' is really a savory scone then. That makes (some) more sense. I'd definitely give that a go. It must all get a bit pasty/ mushy when you add gravy though? What does the gravy taste like, like meat gravy or what? And why is it white? Doesn't seem to really compete with a full English, but one shouldn't knock what one hasn't tried.

As micro dilute said there's quite an art to them and they are have a strong consitency in that they don't go that mushy.
I'm guessing here but white gravy is probably some fat and cornflour and pepper.

Anyway this is making me hungry and I have work to do. temporarily leaves thread and looks forward to returning to see what other delicious goodies are mentioned.

Btw I tried FRIED SPELT BREAD and it's good.
thanks for the tip (whoever that was)

 

[tarannau]

At least it's strong instant coffee in most places though, nor the super weak flask variety. And a fair few places in London do decent coffee these days, largely because some of them foreign continentals often run our great caffs of Blighty.


Clare - if if you're ever in London I'll take you to one of Brixton's finest. A scrappy old cafe on the hill with slumping 70s soft furnishings, an experienced griddle chef who cooks eggs and meats with lazer guided timing precision and a thai owner who remembers every person who's visited for the last 25 years. Even a little thai selection of dishes you can choose from, along with some obscenely hot homemade chilli pickles on every table. Makes me proud to be proud of the mongrel British nation that place.

 

[Edie]

At least it's strong instant coffee in most places though, nor the super weak flask variety. And a fair few places in London do decent coffee these days, largely because some of them foreign continentals often run our great caffs of Blighty.


Clare - if if you're ever in London I'll take you to one of Brixton's finest. A scrappy old cafe on the hill with slumping 70s soft furnishings, an experienced griddle chef who cooks eggs and meats with lazer guided timing precision and a thai owner who remembers every person who's visited for the last 25 years. Even a little thai selection of dishes you can choose from, along with some obscenely hot homemade chilli pickles on every table. Makes me proud to be proud of the mongrel British nation that place.

Excellent, I'll book the train tickets. What's the caf called btw. Lived in brixton a fair old time...

 

[selamlar]

I ate my five-a-day as part of a fried breakfast the other day. I was really chuffed! (although it may have been cheating)

Baked beans
Fried Tomato
Fried onions
Fried Mushrooms
Orange Juice

Potato bread
fried bread
bacon
black pudding
sausage
eggs.

I had just been 'pig product free' for 3 months due to location, so felt I deserved it. Although the accute gastric distress that followed I could have done without.

 

[tarannau]

Excellent, I'll book the train tickets. What's the caf called btw. Lived in brixton a fair old time...

it's the Cafe in The Hill. Toast isn't as good as the Phoenix, but it's a grand neighbourhood cafe with a warm welcome. Where else can you get a prawn noodle soup and a bacon sarnie for breakfast?

 

[Onket]

What the hell is going on? Those were scones not biscuits & that white stuff certainly isn't gravy. And it's tea with breakfast, not bloody coffee.

 

[Onket]

And there's nowt wrong with decent bubble - it's soothing, packed with vegetable goodness and helps to undercut the grease.

Correct.

Sadly I've noticed some cafes using shitty hash brown type processed things with a bit of onion & green stuff in. Next time I get some of those they are going back.

 

[Relahni]

Let's be honest a lot of greasy spoons don't really get English breakfasts.

I think it's safer to cook your own at home.

All this hash browns and chips shit, shouldn't really be allowed.

 

[milesy]

our local caff does an ace fry-up, with a superbly large serving of decent bubble. it's the sort of fry-up where you have to roll home after eating it

 

[Onket]

I think it's safer to cook your own at home.

Only if you can get someone to cook it for you IMO.

And I have no real problem with chips being included.

 

[Relahni]

our local caff does an ace fry-up, with a superbly large serving of decent bubble. it's the sort of fry-up where you have to roll home after eating it

local caff's can be good, however, I prefer B&B's cooked breakfasts.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

REALLY??/ Better than potato bread? Even better than soda bread??? I'll give it a go next time I buy spelt bread (which is rare), but this posting is to lament the shortage of good fried breakfasts in England.
Here's the perfect one:

Black Pudding
sausage
Bacon
Soda Bread
Poatato Bread
Eggs

Beans/tomatoes are optional.
And for a sppecial treat add white pudding.

Can't beat an Ulster Fry!

PS signe me up!

where's the mushrooms?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

it's the Cafe in The Hill. Toast isn't as good as the Phoenix, but it's a grand neighbourhood cafe with a warm welcome. Where else can you get a prawn noodle soup and a bacon sarnie for breakfast?

Cafe ON the Hill

and I've heard tell that they've recently re-upholstered their seats so you're not nearly sitting on the floor any more